Caregiver Resources & Support
Are you or someone you know supporting a spouse, partner, parent, friend, or neighbor with memory loss or a chronic condition and you’re looking for help in your caregiving role?
2nd Half with Lyngblomsten is here to help you navigate your caregiving journey.
Caring for an older adult comes in all shapes and sizes, from dropping off a bag of groceries to providing transportation to a doctor’s appointment. If you’re providing any type of support, you’re a caregiver—a role that has its joys and challenges.
2nd Half with Lyngblomsten’s Caregiver Services team is here to help you on your caregiving journey. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our staff are providing support and resources remotely: via email, on the phone, and through online meetings.
We have an expertise working with individuals who have memory loss and their care partners, although any caregiver supporting an older adult is welcome and encouraged to connect with us.
See the list of resources below for ways we can support you.
Don’t know what you need?
Give us a call at 651.632.5320 or email us at caregiving@lyngblomsten.org. Our trained staff are here to listen and will help you take the next step on your journey.
If you call or email us, please include your name, telephone number, email address, and the best way to reach you.
2nd Half with Lyngblomsten caregiver resources include:
Our staff have many years’ experience supporting caregivers, so they can provide you with quality educational materials (including online classes) and information about local resources (including home care services, memory care facilities, day respite programs, and senior housing and transportation), as well as offer strategies for support and self-care. All this is to assist you in your caregiving role.
Contact us at 651.632.5320 or caregiving@lyngblomstenorg to sign up for the weekly email or learn about educational and community resources.
Our staff are providing caregiver-coaching support to individuals who are providing care to an adult experiencing any form of dementia. Our coaching is done through Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH), which is a proven approach used by trained caregiver consultants to support family members and others who are caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. The goals are (1) to teach caregivers how to reduce stress, solve problems, and manage difficult behaviors the person with memory loss may display and (2) help caregivers feel confident in the care they provide and improve their ability to cope.
For more information, contact us at 651.632.5320 or caregiving@lyngblomsten.org.
We are offering online Memory Loss Caregiver Support Groups. The meetings are offered in-person and online (see times below). Online meetings are hosted using Zoom (a video conference tool); however, individuals may participate by telephone. New members welcome! Support group dates/times are the following:
- Virtual group on the 2nd Tuesday each month at 10:30 AM
- Virtual group on the 3rd Thursday each month at 10:30 AM
- In-person group on the 4th Wednesday each month at 10:30 AM at Como Park Lutheran Church in St. Paul.
Each Support Group meeting lasts about one hour.
If you are interested in participating in a group, please contact:
Registration preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Contact us at (651) 632-5320 or
caregiver@lyngblomsten.org to sign up.
If you sign up for a virtual option, Lisa will email you the link to participate and guide you through downloading the Zoom app and becoming comfortable with it.
Our online Group eRespite program provides one hour of engaging, creative programming for persons experiencing memory loss and a break for their caregivers. Offered on Friday mornings.
For information and registration, contact us at 651.632.5320 or caregiving@lyngblomsten.org.
The Gathering is a group respite program that provides four hours of brain-stimulating activities and social engagement to adults experiencing early- to mid-stage memory loss, allowing their family members and/or friends to take a much-needed break from caregiving. The program is led by Lyngblomsten staff with support from a team of volunteers who are specially trained to understand the distinctive needs of people experiencing memory loss.
For information and registration, contact us at 651.632.5320 or caregiving@lyngblomsten.org.
If you are a caregiver who is looking for support—whether you've used our services before or not—feel free to connect with us. We're here to help.
Support Caregiver Services
Lyngblomsten provides its caregiver services to individuals of all income levels.
Lyngblomsten Caregiver Services is supported, in part, by gifts made to the Lyngblomsten Foundation and is funded under an award with Trellis as part of the Older Americans Act.
